The Washington critic., 1887-03-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Articles OF incorporation were fled In
Springfield, ILL.,, yesterday, for the Chicago,
Grand Tower and Texas Railroad Co npany.
The capital stock is fixed at $4,000 900.
The walking delegate OF the Knights of
Labor at Bennington, Vt, Monday, ordered
out all the knights employed in the hosiery
mill Of lockwood & Co., and the mill was
partially shut down yesterday.
A fight between cowboys and sheep.
herders took place few days ago near
Grants Station, on the Arizona line, in
which Al. Meyerdoms was killed aud Jesus
Maria Chavary was mortally wounded.
a special from Acworth, Ga, states that
terrible hGil-storm, accompanied With
wind, struck that place Monday night.
Two dwellings were demolished, and the
occupants had narrow escape from death.
In San Francisco, Monday, Judge Saw
yer rendered a decision in favor OF the
Government In the case OF ID. w. Bouldin
against Thomas II. Phelps to recover pos
session from the United States Of Mare
Island.
Fire at Columbus, Ga, yesterday, de-
stroytd the shoe store ut w. Il. Bedlell aud
the clothing store OF j. X. Harris II Co
Bcddelfs los. Ia I eco: insurance, $1,000.
Harris u Co. IS loss is SIS, 900 and insurance
$4,000.
The American sugar refinery at San Fran
cisco has chartered the ship G. D. Sutton to
load full cargo Of Hawaiian sugar for New
York. This Is the first time a vessel has been
chartered at San Francisco for full sugar
cargo for New York.
William s. Bartlett, one of the best known
residents OF Clinton, n. y, committed sui
eide by hanging in his barn yesterday. His
mind had been affected for long time. lie
was one Of the founders of the Rome and
Clinton Railroad, and It's president since
| 1863.
The American Gas Fuel and Light Com
rany has secured from Judge Patterson In
| New York an attachment against the prop
| erty Of the defaulter, Walter L. Lawton.
They claim that he converted to his own
use stocks, bonds and cash TO the amount of
| Si5,3j0.
Sunday morning Benjamin Mobbs was
found hanging dead In his room at Hazen,
Ark. Thieves strung him up to make him
tell where his money was concealed. On
learning where he kept 1t, In their greed they
left the unfortunate man hanging until he
was dead.
| Henry c. Butcher and +. Oliver, the presi-
dent and the general manager OF the South.
| cfn Cotton Oil Company, arrived in Mont
| gomcfy, Ala, yesterday, and perfected ar.
rangsmenis to locate there one Of the eight
new cottor seed oil mills TO be built In the
South this summer.
| Epnlhlm sculogcfinhn, jew pcduler,
was shot near Ephrata, Pa, Monday, by
Charles BarGhart, cigaI-malier. Barnbart
and several companions were annoying
SChlogeiman, and when the latter started
to iun away shot him In the back. His
condition Is critical. Barnhart was ar.
rested.
The STOW blockade on the Intercolouial
Railway, In Quebec, Is unprecedented
one train has been one hundred hours in
covering two miles, and the snow-drlfts
where 1t now stands completely cover the
Telegraph poles. The outgoing Eoglisl
mail, which left Quebec Friday, is still
stuck between Riyere du Loup and Ri
monski.
Mother sympporaso OF the Sisters oi
LoIettO was buried at Montgomery. Ala.
yesterday. She hLd been for several year,
Mother superior OF the ltUman Catholic
convent there. She was bora at LnrettO
Ky, foIty-iive years ago, Of parents NAMED
Warren, and dedicated her life to the sister
hood at the age Of 10 Bishop O'SulllvaI
paid high tribute to her life aud virtues
The bark Scots Bay arrived at New Yorl
yesterday from Lisbon, with Captain VII
liams and second mate of the schooner
Marcus A. Davis, from Fernandina fO
Philadelphia, which had been water.lOgget
and dlsmasted. The mate, steward aIi
two cOlored seamen died of exhaustion
The two survivors hsd been lashed 70
for,y-slx hours to the top OF the after-bous
without food or water.